Project · 2007 → today
GenevArte
A registered public-benefit non-profit since 2011 — Festival Classique de la Madeleine, Soirée des Jeunes Créateurs.
2007
Founded
2011
Public-benefit status
15+
Festival editions
100+
Young talents supported
The association
Promoting classical music from Geneva
Founded in 2007 by Doryan Emmanuel Rappaz, GenevArte is a Geneva-based association whose mission is to promote contemporary classical music and support young talent across French-speaking Switzerland.
Recognised as a public-benefit non-profit by the Canton of Geneva in 2011, the association runs two flagship events: the Festival Classique de la Madeleine, held each autumn in the Salle Centrale de la Madeleine, and the Soirée des Jeunes Créateurs, a showcase for emerging composers and performers.
Doryan has been its president and artistic director since the very beginning — at once programme curator, advocate for a living repertoire, and catalyst of a renewed Geneva classical scene.
Programming
Flagship events
October · annual
Festival Classique de la Madeleine
An annual rendezvous for contemporary classical music in Geneva. Every October, the Salle Centrale de la Madeleine welcomes new works, premieres and outstanding performers.
Salle Centrale de la Madeleine · Geneva
Evening · annual
Soirée des Jeunes Créateurs
A showcase devoted to emerging composers and performers from French-speaking Switzerland. GenevArte is committed to offering tomorrow's talents a first professional stage.
Geneva
GenevArte
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